Howard,
Thanks for your comments on the Touch. I'll let you all know how I
get on when I buy one.
K.
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Howard Dupuis
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:33 PM
To: MacVisionaries
Subject: Re: Oppose. Should have introduced myself
Kevin,
You asked about typing and WiFi on the iPod Touch. My experience with typing
-- which I think is fairly typical -- is that it seems beyond impossible
initially. It took me just less than forever to simply enter the password
for my wireless network the night I got the thing. I'd have told you then
that I'd never get the hang of it. Never! But, it was just a bit easier the
next day, and better still the day after that. Now, I can type a few
sentences without wanting to scream or cry or just give up. Still, I don't
think this is the device for writing a novel -- or a short story, even. But
for sending a brief e-mail -- "Want to have dinner tonight? Shall we meet at
6:30 back at my place?"
-- it's pretty simple.
As for WiFi, you can set it to just get on the network at the places you
frequent and you are good to go. I don't have much trouble in my little
town, and I'd suspect that it's largely the same most everywhere else these
days. Howard
Kevin Gibbs wrote:
> Howard and others,
> My wife wants an iPod Touch as a stop-gap before switching to an
> iPhone, which switch will be dependent on whether Apple opens the
> iPhone to other providers at the end of their current AT&T contract.
> Would anyone who has a Touch with the 3.1 OS share their experiences
> operating it, particularly with respec tto typing and wi-fi? Thanks,
> Kevin
> [email protected]
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Howard Dupuis
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:43 PM
> To: MacVisionaries
> Subject: Re: Oppose. Should have introduced myself
>
>
>
> Hi Kevin. While I've been a member of this group for only a matter of
> weeks, and switched over to the Mac just nine months ago, I'd like to
> make a point: I didn't make the switch casually, or easily, or without
> a whole lot of thought. And after I made the move, I continued to use
> my Windows computer
> -- running JAWS -- for some time. But I'm here to tell you that I never
turn
> that old thing on these days. Sure, I'll admit to having the zeal of the
> recently converted, but it's not without good reason. I'm betting that
> you'll be very happy with what you find. I'm writing this on my MacBook
Air,
> and I've got a Mac Mini in the other room operating as a music server. (I
> also just got an iPod Touch, but that's another story.) Welcome! I've been
> finding this to be a great group, helpful, knowledgeable, sometimes even
> pretty funny. Enjoy your lurking. Howard
>
> Kevin Gibbs wrote:
> > Dear All,
> > My name is Kevin Gibbs and I should have introduced myself. I'm
> > new to Mac Visionaries. My wife's interest in an iPhone, combined
> > with the appearance of Snow Leopard, are just two of the reasons why
> > I've taken an interest in switching from Windows to Mac. My wife is
> > a long time sighted Mac user who has been trying to convert me for
> > years. Unfortunately, until SL came along, I wasn't convinced I
> > could function on a Mac. Now, while I'm still examining the
> > specifics of certain operational situations peculiar to the music
> > business, I've decided I can't wait to become a Mac user. It still
> > may take me a minute to actually cough up the dough. But I
> > definitely will. Meanwhile, I plan to lurk around here and learn as
> > much as I can. Thanks, Kevin
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